we've just learned about a serious heart problem involving former president george w.

bush. >> reporter: we're live in the presidio where san francisco firefighters are mopping up a fire that charred about three acres. we'll tell you if any homes or blilds were -- buildings were threatened. a state-wide amber alert is in effect. and a fast-moving fire at a san jose storage facility. these are live pictures at the scene. we have a news crew headed there. "mornings on 2" starts now. well, good morning. it's tuesday, august 6th. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. breaking news about heart surgery performed on former president george w. bush this morning. a spokesman for the former president said doctors in dallas inserted a stent after discovering a blockage in an artery during a routine

physical exam yesterday. the spokesman said the blockage was opened with no complications and that former president bush is expected to go home tomorrow. also new this morning, a fire burned several acres in the presidio. at one point, the fire threatened a national cemetery. ktvu's tara moriarty has been live at the fire seen since 4:30. we understand that firefighters faced several challenges putting this fire out. >> reporter: definitely. water was one of them. there's very limited resources here. you can see there's a fire hydrant. that's where crews have been coming and getting their water. they've been trucking it through the main gates of the cemetery there. flames broke out around 2:00 a.m. the call came in at 2:30. we were only feet from the flames. it raced up a hill on the southern edge of the national cemetery. there were embers of flying and hot spots crews were trying to put out when we arrived at

3:30. the fire did not go into the cemetery but it burned trees and bushes around the border, close to lincoln and mcdowell avenue. >> the terrain is steep right in here. just basically the water supply was our problem. we figured out we -- we're shuttling water. we have a line around the thick and we're -- thing and we're popping it up. >> the presidio has a lot of green space, a lot of green areas. this is one of the green areas. >> reporter: not threatening any homes or structures? >> no, again, it's contained. we should be pretty clear soon we hope. >> i don't think we can make it that far. >> reporter: trenches from construction, they needed cross over to get to the fire as well as poison oak. now, an arson investigator is on scene trying to determine

exactly what sparked this fire. we saw a truck come out here if we come back out here live, maybe about ten minutes ago. that was the last fire crew we saw. we're thinking that most of the fire is out now. again, they are mopping it up and clearing the scene. we're live in the presidio, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:03. we're also following breaking news from san jose. there's a big fire burning at a storage facility. you can see the flames from highway 280. ktvu's janine de la vega just got there. what's going on? where are you and what's happening, janine? >> reporter: i'm on felipe avenue near 101 and story road. you can see it's still an active seen. there are a ton of firefighters here. you can see they are spraying water into this two-story public storage unit. up above, you can see there is white smoke billowing in the air. it's still a very active scene

here. i spoke with the firefighter who said that they still haven't gotten this knocked down. we do know that this fire went to two alarms. it started at about 6:20 this morning. at one point, they thought that a second fire had started on the next street over because of this. it was just all of the smoke billowing in the air and there was some confusion about that. but just one fire here that they are still actively working. i can tell you that there are no injuries reported and we're just waiting for a media person from the fire department to come on scene to try to tell us how soon will they have this knocked down. just to kind of get the details of how this possibly could have started. we'll continue to monitor the situation and let you know as soon as we have an update. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, janine. 7:05. a state-wide amber alert has been issued for two children believed to be abducted from

san diego county. police say the man who took them, set fire to his house, killing the children's mother and an unidentified child. it's not clear if the suspect has both children with them or if one of them died in the fire. police say he was in a platonic relationship with the mother. the children are 16-year-old hanna anderson and ethan. both have blond hair. the suspect, identified as 40- year-old james lee dimaggio. police say he could be heading towards canada or texas. dimaggio believed to be driving a blue 2013 four-door nissan versa. here is ea photo of the car similar to the suspect's car. it's the same picture that police in southern california are showing to the public. the car has a california license plate, the number is 6 wcu 986. if you see that car, call the police immediately.

7:06. a 13-year-old sunnyvale boy is in juvenile hall accused of exposing himself to a woman jogging on the stevens creek trail in mountain view. the runner noticed the boy riding his bike. he rode ahead of her, stopped near the exit and tried to block her path while exposing himself. she threatened to take his picture and called the police. police found the boy at wism park and arrested him for indecent exposure. state lawmakers in california will discuss the potential use of drones. the committee is holding the hearing on domestic drones. some law enforcement agencies across the country are using the pilotless aircraft for surveillance. but opponents are concerned about privacy issues. the federal government wants to cut down on the number of pedestrians killed while texting. it's offering grants to large cities with what it calls lots

of distracted walkers. more than 1500 pedestrians were treated in emergency rooms after being injured while using a cell phone or similar device in 2011. san francisco is the only bay area city eligible to apply for one of the grants. >> i've been guilty of that, tori. in the parking lot, you are checking your phone -- >> yeah. and you are moving. sal, things are not moving well around the toll plaza and the bay bridge? >> no. this is day number two, a bad commute at the toll plaza and also on the bridge. it's very slow getting onto the bridge. the metering lights are on extra slow because of a stalled truck on the san francisco side, almost off the bridge but not quite in the right lane. kind of like yesterday, although not as bad. we only have one lane blocked. it's still serving the cause to a traffic jam. 30 minutes plus at the bay bridge toll plaza. this morning we also have

traffic on 880 looking good, thoi, if you want to get down to the san mateo bridge. southbound 880 is the not all that bad. slowing from 238 to westbound 92. we're looking at westbound 92. it looks good, dumbarton bridge is moving well to the peninsula. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. a very good morning. sleeping weather is fantastic. that's for sure. these temperatures are cool. you know this can't last. this is too soon. someone asked if they could put their summer clothing away. no, no, no. models have been very consistent with the low keeping us oh, so cool. it will move somewhere in between eureka and cape mendocino. but probably not until thursday. in the meantime, our average temperatures are in the 60s, 70s and almost 90. the forecasted temperatures, 60 in san francisco. that's below. again, the last 70 or higher was july 4th.

oakland, 65. livermore, 78. santa rosa, 72. 50ss, 60s, coast and bay. tough to budge that pattern. 60s all over the bray. inland temperatures -- over the bay. inland temperatures. 60s, 70s very low 80s. i think brentwood, antioch, oakley, morgan hill, gilroy will be in the low to mid-80s. low fog, drizzle is in place. it looks like the cloud deck is not going anywhere until maybe thursday when the low goes through. 50s on the temperatures. a really cool pattern. i've had gusts to 30 at fairfield. west at oakland. from sfo. san jose says we have an easterly breeze here. different down in the santa clara valley. mostly it's an onshore breeze. this low again doesn't go

anywhere until about thursday. high pressure trying to build back in, maybe in the extended outlook. but today, fog, drizzle, cool. fog until about noon. breezy for many of the inland areas. upper 80s. these are coming down, a lot of these temperatures and a lot of 70s in areas that shouldn't much better than this -- should be much better than this. walnut creek, 77. alameda, 63. 70 san jose, read hillview, 77. 50s on the coast or 60s. 60s on part, of the peninsula or low 70s. palo alto at 71. cool pattern into thursday. it looks like once the low goes through, weak high pressure comes in for the inland temperatures by the weekend. 7:11. happening now, firefighters in southern california are fighting a growing wildfire. it's threatening homes near lake elsinore in riverside county. it started yesterday morning and 1500 acres have burned. people living in the area are

now under mandatory evacuation orders. there is a wildfire in the tuolumne county area. that fire has burned 275,000 acres. two campgrounds in the area have been evacuated as a precaution. later today, the arte mess yacht racing team will sail in the challenger's trial in the san francisco bay. it will be the team's first race since the tragic death of andrew "bart" simpson. he died on may 9th. the sailors will have simpson on their minds this afternoon when they hit the starting line. overhauling the mortgage system. not a small job. what the government could do to get out of the lending business. a sleepover turned deadly. hue a python snuck -- how a

python snuck into a house and killed two young boys.

a lot of gray sky. that eqauing a fog bank. not better than 60s and 70s. 7:15. new this morning, the military trial of the army psychiatrist accused in the fort hood mass shooting just began about ten minutes ago. major nadal hasan is charged with a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and injured more than 30 others back in 2009. we just got a quote from the prosecutor, he tells the jury he planned to kill as many soldiers as he could. now, hasan is representing himself. many wounded in the attack are expected to testify.

hasan wanted to argue that he carried out the shooting in defense of muslims fighting american soldiers in afghanistan. but the judge denied that strategy. he faces the death penalty if convicted. jurors are scheduled to begin deliberations in the racketeering and murder trial of james whitey bulger. the 83-year-old is accused of taking part in 19 murders in the '70s and '80s. along with extortion, money laundererring and -- laundering and he faces life in prison ifth canned. happening now, president obama is leaving the white house for a trip to arizona. that's where he will lay out his plans this afternoon to overhaul the housing and mortgage industries. as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. senators already laid out their plans to do the same thing. kyla? >> reporter: dave, the president's proposals are largely in line with the

senate's bipartisan housing and mortgage reform plan already in the works. that includes phasing out fannie mae and freddie mac. they received nearly $200 billion in a tax payer funded bailout back in 2008. president obama will also push for immigration reform to increase home values. the white house says immigrants accounted for almost 40% of new homeowners nationwide between 2000 and 2010. in that same time period, in california, immigrants accounted for more than 80% of the growth in homeowners. how the administration plans to help homeowners better understand when i see you next. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. tomorrow, president obama takes part in an online question-and-answer session on the real estate website zillo. you can submit questions online.

this event begins at 10:00 a.m. our time. it will be moderated by the ceo. 7:1. it will soon be -- 7:17. it will soon be illegal for people to live in their car in palo alto. last night the city council approved the ban. the city says the ban will be enforced on a complaint-only basis. police officers will work with violaters to try to link them to social services. fines could be as much as $1,000. violaters could face six months in jail. in san francisco, a new law that bans sleeping and campers overnight in certain neighborhoods seems to be working. the ban went into effect three months ago in areas like the dog patch neighborhood. vans parking on designated streets from midnight and 6:00 a.m. and according to the chronicle, campers, pickup trucks and rvs are gone.

police say two boys, a 7- year-old and 5-year-old were sleeping at their friend's house. a friend lives above an exotic pet store and police say the snake got out of the enclosure, crawled through the ventilation system and roo the sh -- and into the room where the boys were sleeping. a man who sells exotic animals at another store is rare. >> it was probably underfed. it just has to be really hungry and not in good condition. >> oh, boy. after that happened, the python was captured. the police have it in custody. they've launched a criminal investigation. i guess it was the owner of the pet store who lived upstairs. there's a lot of questions that still need to be answered. it's mostly cloudy around the bay area this morning. will it clear up? up next, steve paulson will have the forecast for your neighborhood.

what we're finding out about the long criminal history of the driver accused of that deadly hit-and-run crash on a southern california boardwalk.

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criminal chaumpgs are expected to be filed against a man accused of plowing his car into a crowd of people on the venice beach boardwalk. the driver, nathan campbell, turned himself into police shortly after the crash and was arrested on suspicion of murder. an italian woman on her honeymoon died and her husband is overcome with grief.

[inaudible] >> 16 others were hurt. police are still investigating the circumstances. campbell has prior arrests in california and colorado and a history of drug and alcohol abuse. the academic research of the university of california will soon be posted online and be available for free. it will be the largest university system to open its publications to the public. academic research is usually published in journals that have paid subscriptions. thousands of papers will be available november 21st. sal? >> we had a stalled truck carrying lumber stalled in the lanes for a long time. they got it out there finally. but traffic is still very slow at the bay bridge toll plaza.

the good news, it's not as bad as it was yesterday when we had the lanes blocked. all of the lanes are cleared t will take a while -- cleared. it will take a while to unwind. this is a look at 237. if you are driving in contra costa county, the slowest traffic is on highway 4 in antioch from antioch to pittsburg. 680 looks pretty good from concord to walnut creek. 7:24. let's go to steve. a lot of low clouds in place. a couple of are -- a couple of people have tweeted me. spweather if you want to tweet me. this is a very cool week for us. no doubt about it. temperatures, a good, 6, 12 degrees below average. there is a lot of gray to go around. that low is the reason why. pretty impressive to have that. napa at 75.

livermore, 83. palo alto, 74. today we'll hold onto 180. livermore, 78. napa downtown, 73. 50s. these temperatures have not moved all morning long because everyone is under the gray blanket of the overcast conditions. the low looks like it will move in around -- around thursday probably between eureka and cape mendocino. that should be enough to chew up the fog. until then, there's a lot of gray over the bay. inland temperatures, 70s and 80s. these are well below average. you know things have to pop somewhere down the road. cooler pattern into thursday. it looks warmer. not a lot. just getting near average to slightly below for the upcoming weekend. 7:25. breaking news from the south bay, we told you about this fast-moving fire. it's at that san jose storage facility. we'll get a live report from the scene. >> reporter: and bracing for a

potential bus strike in the east bay. it could happen tomorrow. we'll tell you when a.c. transit employees will caulk off the job and what the -- will walk off the job. >> reporter: there's caltrans signs notifying of an amber alert for two kids missing in southern california. we'll tell you where they may be headed -- coming up on "mornings on 2."

we want to update the breaking news from the south bay we first reported about 30 minutes ago. a fast-moving fire is still burning at a san jose storage facility. ktvu's janine de la vega just got new information from firefighters at the scene. and janine joins us live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tori. yes. this was a two-alarm fire but in the last 30 minutes it's been upgraded to a three-alarm fire. you can see, it's still very active. we're still on felipe avenue. this is near the 101/280 connector ramp. there's about 50 firefighters on the scene. we have chopper 2 up. from up above you can get an aerial view blaf it looks like. you can see the activity there as well as white smoke still sort of rising up from the roof here. it's a two-story facility that's burning right now. we know we have 22 engines here

on the scene. there was a big response because when the call first came in before 6:30 this morning. there was a report of two fires in the same area. one on felipe, one or olen avenue. firefighters determined it was the same fire. there was some confusion because there was so much smoke. we're told this fire started in one unit on the first floor, and it's spread to three other units. it's jumping quickly. the firefighters are telling us what they are concerned about is actually what is burning inside the unit. >> it's always a danger because we don't know what folks have packed into their units. there could be hazmat, there could be munitions inside. we don't know. >> reporter: at this point, it's unknown how this fire

started. we know that they got several 911 calls. we don't know if there was actually somebody in one of the storage units that burned that actually called it in and ran away. a lot of unknowns right now. as far as we know, there are no injuries. let's go back out to a live picture where you can see firefighters are still working on this blaze and trying to contain it and put it out. last of the time i spoke to the firefighter in charge of the media, he told me it's still not under control. at this point, they are doing what's called trench cuts. they are using a saw to cut in between the walls of this storage facility and that's so they can allow it to vent out, at least help get this fire out and to knock it down. we'll continue to be here and monitor the situation to see when they actually have it under control. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine.

7:31. developing news, a statewide amber alert is in effect after a very disturbing incident involving children in san diego county. brian flores is live in berkeley where the amber alert signs are lit up all over the place. brian? >> reporter: they are. they are lit up the bay area. many commuters may be on their way to work, school. may be seeing signs notifying they have em-- notifying them of a child abduction and the car description of the man who may have taken the two kids. take a good look at the man. the deputies say james lee dimaggio is on the run. 5'9", 150 pounds and 40 years old. deputies say he's accused of killing 44-year-old christina anderson and an unidentified child at his home in eastern san diego county. they believe that dimaggio lit the house on fire.

investigators also believe that dimaggio and anderson had some type of close, platonic relationship. investigators also believe that dimaggio took off with anderson's two kids. they are identified as 8-year- old ethan anderson and 16-year- old hannah anderson. keep your eyes out for dimaggio's car. investigators believe he may be driving a blue four-door nissan versa with the california license plate number 6 wcu 986. again, 6 wcu 986. now, the latest we're hearing from investigators is that dimaggio and the kids may be headed to either texas or even canada which is why they are asking bay area commuters if they see anything to let them know. we're live in berkeley, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:33. we have continuing coverage on the potential strikes that could impact mass transit in the area. we'll have an update on the situation with b.a.r.t. in a moment.

but first, now a.c. transit workers are threatening to go on strike as early as tomorrow. alex savidge is live in oakland where he talked to riders about how they would be affected. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, good morning. if a.c. transit workers walk off the job at midnight, there would be no bus service tomorrow. a lot of riders i'm talking to this morning, very concerned about this. i spoke with one man who said he takes the bus every day. he has no other way to get around. >> kind of -- i won't be able to get around. my wife won't be able to get around. it will be real ugly. >> reporter: unless a settlement can be reached by the end of the day, a.c. transit bus drivers and other employees will go on strike starting tomorrow. a.c. transit managers negotiated that union represents about 92. 1600 workers. now, this contract dispute

centers around salary issues, healthcare costs and rest breaks for employees. on the issue of pay, at least according to a.c. transit managers, the two sides are somewhat close. one bus driver told me she and her fellow employees are simply asking for what's fair. >> my terms in negotiations are hopeful that they can come back to the table and give us at least half of what we're asking for. at least half. we're actually making back to 1999 of pay, basically, and everything else is going up around us. gas, food. >> reporter: now, about 180,000 people use the a.c. transit system every day in both alameda and contra costa counties. many people, of course, rely on the bus to get to work and to get to school. the union and a.c. transit managers will work and negotiate throughout the day in hopes of reaching a settlement

before the strike deadline. riders are hoping they can do just that. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. now, as for b.a.r.t., trains are running this morning as the two sides in that labor dispute prepare to prepare their cases to a board of inquiry tomorrow. the critical hearing will determine the next step in the bitter labor dispute affecting millions of bay area commuters. the three-member board will hear from both management and union leaders and then report to governor jerry brown. the governor will decide whether to call for a cooling- off period up to 60 days. the board itself will have very limited authority or power. >> we don't need investigation. we need b.a.r.t. it do the right thing and get the job done. >> california's cooling off measure has been used five times in the b.a.r.t. labor dispute since 1988. four times, those cooling off periods ended with a contract

agreement. but 1997, the 60-day cooling off period was followed by a six-day b.a.r.t. strike. meanwhile, brawmpt says it will have to -- b.a.r.t. says it will have to pay for the shuttle buses it hired in the event of a strike yesterday. we showed you the scene from walnut creek b.a.r.t. station. the chartered buses were ready. b.a.r.t. sent an e-mail to drivers late sunday night adviseing them the strike -- advises -- advises them the strike was off. but they didn't get the message -- advising them the strike was off. but they did not get the message. the saber system went down last night and airlines delayed flights. passengers we talked with at san francisco international airport say it took a long time to find out just what was going on. >> this is horrible.

we arrive twoer hours early and we're not getting any communication. system is done, that's it. >> the saker system was back -- the saber system was back online. eventually all flights took off for their destinations. the airports in san jose, oakland and sfo, all saying the operations are back to normal this morning. 7:38. want to check in with sal. see how traffic is trying to approach the bay bridge in the east bay. >> well, i have bad news. [laughter] >> one of our viewers got to work and said she saw a stalled a.c. transit bus on the upper deck. i thought no. and then we heard the reports from the chp. it's still there. there was a stalled lumber struck up there for a while. day two of the odyssey known as the bay bridge commute into san francisco, it's not as bad as yesterday. but certainly, it is a longer commute. you did see it's -- you can see it's barely moving here.

almost an hour. yesterday, some people said it took them two hours to get into the city at 10:00 in the morning. it's not like that. but it's still pretty slow. let's take a look at the commute in contra costa county. that traffic has been moderately heavy. 680 is slow from treat to pleasant hill down near rut rutgear road. let's go to steve. there's still a westerly breeze for some. a blustery day for others. low right here that i'm standing in front of. i will give you a et abouter look at it. right there. right there. there it is. not bad for this time of year. that's keeping the fog in place. and that's also going to hang out here until about thursday. i think it will move through. it keeps our temperatures very cool. santa rosa, 83. these are the average temperatures. san jose, 82. livermore, 89. oakland, 74 -- 74. 72 in santa rosa. san jose, 73.

livermore, 78. oakland only 65 and san francisco another tough, tough, cool morning. average is 67. in case you are getting back. it has not been 70 or higher since july4th. that's a long, long time. today's forecasted high is 60 degrees. another very cool day not only at the coast but in san francisco. a cool day. a little bit of mist and driz -- and drizzle. a low cloud deck is in place. it's making a push and probably it looks like thursday is the coolest day as the low moves from shasta/lassen. that should be enough to schu -- chew up the fog. fair fild, a west breeze. santa rosa, location getting a little variable. but the general trend is a westerly breeze. once that fog burns off and then the breeze picks up. that's the pattern we're in. low clouds not going anywhere.

the forecast shows it retreats very slowly back to the coast or something and then tonight, i think it comes flying right back in. it might make it again out towards sacramento tomorrow. if you have a smartphone. it probably has the -- has the same forecast. temperatures might come down a couple of more degrees on wednesday thursday. petaluma, 72, san rafael, 73. vallejo, crockett, that's a cool pattern. 63 alameda. pittsburg only 80. 77 pleasanton. san ramon/danville, 74, santa clara, to 73 downtown. low 80s morgan hill to gilroy. a very cool pattern for much of the coast and also the bay. peninsula mainly low 70s. not much change here the next couple of days. the inland temperatures might

come out. bottom out on thursday. it looks warmer as we go into the weekend especially away from the coast. 19 minutes before 8:00. >> there are new details this morning. about a possible motive in a deadly stabbing at a hardware store in el sobrante. a customer stabbed an employee at oliver's ace hardware store 17 times after the employee tried to call 911. that employee was trying to report the customer had stolen spray paint and was painting his face with black and silver colors. police say the customer also made religious references. the victim of the stabbing has been identified as daniel joseph stone of pinole. the suspected attacker has been charged with murder and is in jail in martinez. the fbi is searching for a group of men that may be responsible for as many as five bank robberies in the bay area. the latest robbery happened at

the first republic bank. the surveillance photos were taken during bank robberies in millbrae earlier this year. the men are usually armed and wore thick jackets, clothes to cover their faces. why electricity was nearly shut off at the home of nelson mandela. all americans need to get out now. why the state department has given that order today in a middle east country.

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new data was released showing that home prices are rising shortly and the u.s. trade deficit has narrowed sharply in june. despite this positive news on the economy, stocks are slipping in early trading on wall street. investors finding little reason to extend a rally that's taken indexes to record highs. the dow is down 114. the nasdaq down 28. s&p down 10. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg is speaking out in favor of comprehensive immigration reform. >> please give a warm welcome to mark zuckerberg. >> he appeared last night in san francisco for a screening of a movie based on the real- life experience of an illegal immigrant in the u.s. he says this goes beyond just getting more high-tech visas for foreign workers in silicon valley. >> this is something we believe

is really important for the future of our country and for us to do what's right. >> you always need high-profile people to get on board. it adds value to it. it's not just what you might say the little people doing it, and that's what's gonna make this successful. >> zuckerberg along with a former roommate created this to push for comprehensive immigration reform. we're following breaking news about former president george w. bush. ktvu's pam cook is in the newsroom to tell us what's happening this morning. >> former george w. bush is recovering after having heart surgery. a spokesman for the 67-year-old said he underwent surgery. he's at a clinic in dallas. the spokesman side that doctors inserted a stint after discovered a blocked artery during his yearly physical exam

yesterday. the spokesman said the blockage was opened with no complications and that the former president feels pretty good and is expected to be discharged tomorrow. in a statement this morning, former president bush is encouraging everyone to get your regular checkups. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, pam. 7:47. we're also following new developments this morning about the terror threat by al qaeda that led to the temporary shut down of 19 american embassies across the middle east in africa. the u.s. military evacuated all nonemergency government workers at the u.s. embassy in yemen. the department says all u.s. citizens in yemen should get out immediately because of an extremely high security threat level. the british government is also evacuating its embassy in yemen. u.s. intelligence officials say the shutdown of embassies in the middle east and africa was triggered by an intercepted secret message between the current head of al qaeda based

in pakistan and his deputy in yemen. reportedly, the communication between the two indicated they wanted to do something big before the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan, which is tomorrow. security's experts say the mastermind bombmaker may be involved. he's part of the al qaeda network in yemen. he was behind the foiled underwear bomb blot on a plane over detroit. well, now there's word he's developed a surgical technique to implant bombs in a person's body. reportedly, he planted a bomb in his own brother's body in an unsuccessful attempt on a saudi arabia official. his brother died in that attack. the city of johannesburg south africa is apologizing to nelson mandela and his family for mistaken posting a -- mistakenly posting a note on

his house that demanded $660 was supposed to have been delivered at a different house. japan is calling for the eradication of nuclear weapons. it marks 68 years since the atomic bombing of heir rowshy ma -- hiroshimo. that killed more than 145,000 people. japan has been debating the use of nuclear energy after the meltdown from the tsunami in 2011. new information in a possible motive in last night's deadly rampage at a council meeting in ross township right

outside of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. witnesses say the gunman burst into a board of supervisors' meeting and started shooting. police arrested that gunman minutes later. the investigators say the suspect had been in a heated dispute with the supervisors over a sewer line on his property. back here at home this morning, oakland police want your help this morning. they are trying to find a missing woman. police say 50-year-old sandra cook was last seen by her family at her home on aline street on sunday. here's her photo. she's an african-american woman. police say she drives a 2007 mini cooper with a black top and and offwhite body. her license plate is 6 bdb 708. 7:51. a ter term anally -- terminally

ill little boy who served as best man in his parents' wedding has die. his mother wrote on facebook about it. very poignant that he could be there for the wedding. >> one of the most hearts it breaking scenes i've ever seen. it was an early-morning fire. this one threatened a national cemetery in san francisco. why it took firefighters several hours to put out the fire in the presidio. why police are investigating an assault in san francisco as a hate crime.

a san francisco man still recovering from an assault that happened in february. police are investigating it as a hate crime. this is the story you will see only on channel 2. 58-year-old james jefferson said he was outside of a convenience store in san francisco's tenderloin district when a man walked up to him and started using the n- word. jefferson says the man accused him of stealing from him, then pushed him into a gutter. jefferson was using a walker at the time of the attack. >> we were all -- i have a problem with just -- you know, with why people pass me by on the streets now. >> jefferson's attacker faces felony assault and elder abuse charges along with a hate crime allegation. 7:55. want to check in with sal and see what the situation is like on the bay bridge. still pretty slow, sal. >> it is. westbound we had a stalled a.c.

transit bus there. we had a stalled lumber truck westbound. they did remove them. traffic is still backed up. it's improving. it's not as bad as yesterday. yesterday we had hours' long delays for some people on the span. right now we have a little improvement. northbound 880 traffic near the coliseum is slowing down past high street. if you are driving in contra costa county, we keep an eye on southbound 680. it's up and down but still slow in walnut creek. a lot of low clouds in place. it's another cool pattern. temperatures -- that low is responsible for. it's not doing anything until about thursday, so the temperatures are stuck. 50s, 6 coast and bay -- 60s, coast and bay. it doesn't look like anything will budge too much. thursday looks to be the coolest day as the low goes

through to the north. after that, we'll see warmer inland temperatures. >> all right, steve. time about 7:57. mortgage relief. the plan president obama will lay out today to help homeowners refinance. >> reporter: firefighters battal three-acre -- battle a three-acre fire in the presidio near the national cemetery. we came within feets of the flames. hear from the battalion chief next. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where a fire at a public storage facility is still not under control. we'll tell you what's happening now and how firefighters are working to knock this fire down. [ female announcer ] jump-start your day with mcdonald's dollar menu at breakfast.

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welcome back. i'm tori campbell. steve's right there. >> your forecast sounds familiar to me. >> to you and a lot of other people. there's a lot of fog out there. if you have a break in the fog and some sun, you don't have to go far. there's plenty out there. that all equals cooler temperatures. here's sal with an update on the traffic. >> traffic is looking good. the train is moving well. the bay bridge is improving after a couple of things were on the bridge that were

blocking lanes. now things bet -- now things are looking better. let's go back to the desk. topping our news at 8:00, breaking news from the south bay. we first told but this an hour ago. a fast-moving fire at a san jose storage facility. janine de la vega is out there talking to firefighters. what are they saying? how is it going out there? >> reporter: well, the fire is still not under control. we just got an update that they hope it will be under control in the next 30 minutes. behind me, you can see there's still smoke coming out of the building. there's a cluster of firefighters there. there's also smoke again, rising above. a lot of the reason for that is because they have been cutting holes in the roof to vent it out. now, i want to go to some earlier footage we took this morning that shows chopper 2. it gives you sort of an aerial view to show how big the scene is. about 60 firefighters and 22 engines arrived here at about

6:30 this morning. there was a concern because it was really unknown what was burning inside those units. that can make for a very dangerous situation. i'm joined now by cast kasten clause -- by captain clause. there was concern that the second story may collapse. can you tell us about that? >> as crews entered the second story, the floor was spongy and weak and felt it may give way due to the smoke and flames below. we kept crews from going interior on the lower floors and the upper floors. so our plan of action right now is we're fighting the fire from the adjacent unit upstairs. we have to cut through a wall to knock that down. >> reporter: i understand so far four units have been

affected. they've been burned. is it still spreading? >> no. we've pretty much knocked down the fire. there's really tight spots that because of the access issues and the safety hazard that are within the units and also a lot of -- a lot of personal items that are inside. >> reporter: you were mentioning you saw a car in one of units back there? is that a -- you don't know what is inside. >> it can be very dangerous. we don't know what's in the units. once we get in, we break lox and there could be anything from hazardous materials and we saw a car inside that has a lot of items in there that could cause issues for the firefighters. it was noted earlier that crews weren't wearing their masks at the time. but we were pretty much in a defensive operation. soap they were conserving air just in case they had to go

inside for any reason. >> reporter: thank you very much. again, fire still not officially under control but they are hoping to have it under control by 8:30 this morning. if anything changes we'll let you know. there's still no cause of the fire. we don't know how it started. if we do find out we'll give you an update. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> especially the smoke behind you. thank you, janine. firefighters are investigating the cause of an early-morning fire in san francisco's presidio. at one point, the fire threatened the national cemetery there. ktvu's tara moriarty has been live at the scene since 4:30. she joins us live to explain why firefighters had a tough time getting water to fight the fire. >> reporter: that's because there was only one water source. the fire hydrant you see, that's where the tanks have been coming all morning. it's the only plate within a half-mile where the fire is. they still have the gates there

blocked off. weet haven't seen engines come inside -- we haven't seen engines come inside the gates. it's impossible to tell from park police being so vigilant. you can see the crew pulling up here. now, earlier this morning, around 3:30, our news crews were able to get within feet of the flames. the call came in at 2:30. there were embers flying and hot spots that crews were trying to snuff out. the fire did not go into the cemetery but it did burn around three, four acres lows to lincoln and mcdowell avenue. >> i was just coming up the hill. it was burning pretty good. it must have started around the area here. wouldn't doe know what the cause is. i'm sure it will be -- we don't know what the cause is. i'm sure it will be under investigation. >> this is the first one that i can remember. i've been here 13 years. pretty unusual. we get a lot of fog.

that means not much fire. >> reporter: no homes or buildings were threatened. not only did crews have limited access to water, they had to cross headstones, trenches near the edge of the cemetery and the terrain is quite steep. there's also poison oak. arson investigators are out there trying to figure out what sparked the fire. you can see one of the trucks that took off from the fire hydrant with some more water. we understand that the department of forestry has been called in to inspect some of these trees. they are tall trees. they want to make sure that there's no fire inside the trees here. lincoln avenue has been opened. it was pretty much closed all morning until about five minutes ago. park police kept extra tight security around here making sure the fire crews had access in and out of the cemetery. we'll let you know if arson investigators release the source of this fire. for now, reporting live from

the presidio, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. a w anti-gang unit is on patrol in sni san jose to try to crack down. there are 12 officers and two sergeants dedicated to the gang- suppression unit. they will target areas known for gang violence. adding a full-time gang unit is the latest effort to crack down on gangs. >> you we a track on the gang members, what trends they have, who they hang out. >> with the first phase of the crackdown started in june when 40 extra police officers were added to the streets. another 24 officers joined them last month but the police union says the department is still short staffed and a new anti- gang unit is made up of officers taken away from other duties. tonight, cities across the bay area and around the country, in fact, will celebrate national nightout. this is video from last year's event in oakland.

tonight marks the 30th anniversary for the national block party. it's designed to get neighbors together in a friendly atmosphere. people are encouraged to organize cookouts, flashlight walks and other social e-- social events. you can find events in area by going to ktvu.com. look for it under the hot topics section on the home page. one year ago today, the chevron refinery explosion and fire in richmond sent thousands of people to the hospital. fire was sparked by corrosion inside of a pipe. yesterday chevron pled no contest to six criminal charges and agreed to pay a $2 million fine. chevron agreed to inspect all of the pipes in the affected areas. now today, east bay's counselwoman will be calling for safety regulations to continue to be tough. we have an update to the

story from yesterday, when a big rig burst into flames off the bay bridge. caltrans inspected the bridge and said there's no damage. this happened near the fifth street exit in san francisco about 3:45 yesterday morning. the chp closed down two lanes of traffic. took about 12 hours before they were open again. a truck driver said he was heading toward south san francisco to make a delivery when his tire blew and the truck caught fire. that was the problem yesterday. there's another problem this morning on the bay bridge. let's get an update on the situation with ktvu's sal castanedo. >> yeah, you know, it's been kind of a bad one this morning for the bay bridge. i want to show you just how slow it is around the macarthur maze. it's an hour plus delay. it's not like yesterday when we had almost impossible traffic. today it's slow. it's improving, though. they got the yaws bus and the -- a.c. transit bus and and -- this

will improve where tr was like this for the entire day -- where it was like this for the entire day. 80 to rifn 80 -- 80 to richmond will be slow. let's go to steve. sal, thank you, sir. very good morning. well, a lot of low clouds. that's for sure. gray skies. there might be a few breaks. really, it's kind of cold and foggy. captain kahuta tweeted me from hercules. he says it's cold. it will be sunny today but only 68 today. it's too soon. i mean, we've gone from one extreme to the ear. that's for sure -- one extreme to the other. that's for sure. that low spinning off the coast. that's it.

yeah, that's it. this may trigger some isolated shower activity up towards mt. shasta in about a day or two. very isolated. you can see there's clouds creeping in. for us it's a lot of gray. temperatures have been coming down in the last couple of days. remember last friday we had 80s, 90s. they've been coming down ever since then. the coast has not gotten down on this. today, 73 in napa, livermore, 78. 81 in morgan hill and palo alto. it's been a tall order to get san francisco near a seasonal average. 60 today after yesterday's 61. really, really tough. another cool tuesday morning. fog, mist, drizzle. 50s on the lows. everybody in there. it was interesting. i was looking at 6:00 a.m., it was 55 at gilroy, livermore, pleasanton rio vista and san francisco. don't always see that in august. that's for sure. the trend line is down all the way into thursday and then i

think we'll see a bump up in the temperatures. there's no sign of a warmup. the 15-day model did. that's august 21st, 22nd. travis southwest, 23. concord west at 10. napa west wind, west wind from sfo from hayward to livermore. the sea breeze is in place. once the fog burns off, the wind picks up as well. plenty of gray there. if you have a few, there's always a few sucker holes. airlines pilots can always tell you where those are. clearlake, 89. vacaville, 86. that's a nice day in august. pittsburg, 80. berkeley, 64. san marrone danville, -- san ramon, danville. 81 morgan hill. cupertino, 75. 50s on the coast.

i don't see much change except maybe inland temperatures bottoming out on thursday and then a little warmup as we go into the weekend. a frightening incident involving children in san diego county. why amber alert signs are lit up along freeways all across southern california. and domestic drones, the hearing on their pros and cons.

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the president says his proposals would help save homeowners on several fronts. kyla campbell has more. >> reporter: president obama wants to simplify mortgage paperwork and make sure homeowners have a three-page easy to understand outline of their responsibilities. he also proposes waiving closing costs to borrowers who refinance into shorter terms. he said this could save the family build $3,000 year. that would help them build more

equity and president obama plans to phase out fannie mae and freddie mac. those companies received nearly $200 million in a tax payer funded bailout. the president's proposals are largely in line with a bipartisan group of senators. >> we can't go back to the boom and bust bubble mentality. the white house says what white house says in addition to this, next.

transunion reports slight lit more than 4% of borrowers are more than two months behinded on mortgage payments. that's a big jump from the 5.5% late at this time last year. it's still almost twice as high as the -- as the percentage of late payers before the housing bust flight. 115 people were on board when a pilot ended in the grass at the end of the runway when he couldn't stop in time in japan. at least 16 flights have been canceled while aviation officials investigate the landing. after more than a year of legal battles, the expansion of the sonoma county airport can now move ahead. the county wanted to extend the runway onto privately owned land. it offered $135,000 for the sickationers -- six acres.

the county raised the offer to $815,000 and she accepted the settlement. 8:17. this morning, state lawmakers in sacramento will discuss the potential use of drones within the u.s. the state assembly public safety committee is holding the hearing on domestic drones. some agencies are already using pilotless aircraft for surveillance. opponents are concerned about privacy issues. >> later today, the armetis will race. it will be the first race since simpson died. the sailors will have simpson on their mind this afternoon when they hit the starting line near the golden gate bridge. new this morning, three- time nascar challenge feelian tony stewart is in the

hospital. he -- champion tony stewart is in the hospital. he was taken to a local hospital by ambulance. he had surgery there. he will miss this weekend's nascar sprint cup race in new york. his doctors say he could miss even more raises. >> in new england, some young baseball players from newtown, connecticut are headed to the world series next week. some of the young boys were from sandy hook element. that was the scene of last year's massacre. baseball's highest-paid player at the center of a scandal. what happened when a-rod stepped up to the plate in chicago. also, as we look out -- as we look out the window, steve

paulson will tell us how much more this cooler weather will stick around. >> you might not like the bay bridge commute in morning. look at 'em.

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alex rodriguez got a chilly reception in the windy city last night. white sox fans booed a-rod as

he stepped up to the plate in chicago. it was the first time he's played with the yankees all season due to an injure. the yankees lost. rodriquez took the field hours after mlb suspended him for 211 games for violating its drug policy. he's being allowed to play while he appeals his suspension. a-rod says he's hoping to put the scandal behind him. >> from this moment on, i want to focus on baseball. every game is important to us. a-rod is one of 13 players suspended for using performance- enhancing drugs. among the 13 players are three other all-starses. nelson -- all-stars, nelson cruz, everth cabrera and jhonny

peralta. gio gonzalez was cleared by major league baseball. he denied involvement with performance-enhancing drugs since the scandal broke this year. we have posted the complete list of the players suspended on our website. bay area sports fans have a lot to say about the drug scandal. there's no current giant or as player. the fans at at&t park were sure talking about it last night. >> rush to judgment and to ruin a person's life and their career, i really believe that they have ruined -- somebody got angry and they ruined barry bonds' career. >> got rich off this and i think a-rod has been doing it since he was in high school. >> the 13 drug spen shups are considered one of baseball's

biggest -- scandals. eight players were the chicago white sox were kicked out after being known as the black sox scandal. sal, you've been busy all morning. >> i have been. right now, things are improving a little bit at the toll plaza. did i lose my mic? >> no i hear you. >> okay. this is 880 northbound. a little bit slow traffic as you head up to the coliseum and into downtown oakland. we're looking at the toll plaza. it's improving a little bit. it's been slow, the whole time through because of some earlier problems on the upper deck of the bay bridge. and on 80 westbound, on westbound 80 very slow. it's backed up into richmond all the way down to berkeley approaching the monster bay bridge toll plaza. steve? >> sal? >> i don't think as fans will

be shedding a tear that nelson cruz is gone from the rangers. >> i don't think so. they are in cincinnati tonight and they own the reds as well. i've been mentioning -- what's that big yellow ball in the sky? my goodness. for some on the coast we haven't seen that. kevin leavey in sausalito said i haven't had one since july 9th if you live in sausalito and you think it's been cool, it has been. average temperatures should be in the 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s. today it's 60s and 70s for all. you know it can't last but that low is responsible for keeping a lot of low clouds in place. i really don't see any warmup here until maybe later in the weekend. but it looks cooler as we head towards thursday. 8:26. one bay area city ready to ban

sleeping and living in your car. where and when it will happen and the consequences for violaters. >> reporter: we're live in berkeley where a statewide amber alert has been issued for two kids that might have been taken from an accused killer in southern california. we'll tell you where they may be headed coming up. >> bus riders in the east bay preparing this morning for a possible a.c. transit strike. how soon the buses may stop rolling and what riders are doing to try to find other ways to get around when "mornings on 2" continues.

a statewide amber alert still in effect. brian flores is live in rkeley. you know all about these amber alert signs lit ulall over the plate, brian. >> reporter: they certainly are. good morning. this is behind interstate 80 as you head towards oakland near the powell street exit. it notifies commuters of a child abduction, an amber alert. take a good look at the man police say is on the run. his name is james lee dimaggio. he's described as 5'" -- as 5'9", 150 pounds and 40 years old. he's accused of killing christina anderson and an un identified child in eastern san diego. they believe he lit the house hon fire.

investigators found a dog dead. investigators believe this is a homicide. >> homicide detail got out there around midnight last night. we've been out there ever since. we've done a lot of interviews. we've examineled the scene -- exam,ed the scene. we've recovered a lot of evidence -- examined the scene. we've recovered a lot of evidence. >> reporter: ethan anderson is described as 4'11", 65 pounds. hanna anderson, 5'7", 117 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. dimaggio is driving a blue four- door nissan versa similar to the one you see. the license plate is from california. it has the number -- i'm gonna repeat it twice -- 6 wcu 986. again, 6 wcu 986. investigators believe that dimaggio and the kids may be headed to texas or canada which

is why theying are anyone, especially in the bay area, if they have seen anything to contact them. they also believe that dimaggio may have shaved his appearance by shaving his beard or mustache. live here in berkeley, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. later this week, sheriff deputies in marin county will talk about ways to build a stronger relationship with the community. last month, tensions grew between law enforcement and the community after a deputy shot and injured a man in novato. the deputy says the man tried to run him over during a traffic stop. a community meeting will be held to talk about the incident at 6:00 thursday night in marin county at the margarita johnson senior center. later this morning, six people accused of killing a man who was found bound and bagged in a street in san francisco are due in court. 26-year-old steven reeves was found tied up in the middle of brussel street last december. they been shot and later died from his injuries. a woman was found with him

seriously injured. she survived. investigators say this was not a random crime and the victims and suspects all new each other. 8:32. we have continuing coverage on the possible bay area strikes that could affect thousands of commuters. the b.a.r.t. trains are still running. but now a.c. transit workers threatening to go on strike as early as tomorrow. alex savidge joins us live. he's in oakland to tell us what riders and commuters are saying to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning. if a.c. transit riders go on strike, bus service would stop beginning tomorrow. that would put a lot of riders in a real bind. i to a man and -- i spoke to a man and he said if the buses stop rolling, he will have to walk. >> i understand there will be labor issues every time there's a contract time but i really wish they would go ahead and settle it quickly because it's -- i'm the guy that -- that it

really impacts a lot. >> reporter: a.c. transit management negotiated last into the night with members of the transit union, local 192. they went until about midnight last night. that union represents about 1600 workers and unless a settlement can be reached, unless they can agree upon a contract, a.c. transit bus drivers and other employees will go on strike starting tomorrow. this contract dispute all centers around issues of salary, healthcare costs and rest breaks for employees. on the issue of pay, the two sides do seem to be somewhat close, at least according to a.c. transit. this morning one bus driver told me she doesn't want a strike to happen. she's worried about what her regular riders will do. >> if we can't get them to work and a lot of times they can't afford b.a.r.t. they have to ride the bus.

>> reporter: a whole lot of people rely on the ac buss to get to work or school. about 180,000 people use the system every day in alameda and contra costa counties. the union and a.c. transit managers will continue negotiations throughout the day today and they are certainly hoping to reach a settlement before the strike deadline midnight tonight. live this morning in oakland. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. tomorrow, the two sides in the b.a.r.t. labor dispute will present their cases to a board of inquiry. that critical hearing will determine the next step in the labor dispute affecting millions of bay area commuters. the three-board member will hear from both sides and then report to governor jerry brown. the governor will decide whether to impose a cooling off period up to 60 days. the board itself will have limb illed authority or power r -- limited authority or power. >> he will not make

recommendation, they will not tell the governor what to do. >> california's cooling-off measure has been used five times in the b.a.r.t. labor dispute since 1988. four times, those cooling-off periods ended with a contract agreement. however, in 1997, the 60-day cooling off period was followed by a six-day b.a.r.t. strike. airports around the world say all flights are back on schedule this morning. that's after the reservation system went down for three hours overnight. more than 300 airlines around the world use saber reservations to handle reservations. at least one traveler tried to keep it all in perspective. >> flights delayed, good news, planes not taking off. bad news, not gonna be where i -- not gonna be where i need to be when i need to be there. >> passengers were able to

check in manually. most waited for the system to be online. some passengers missed connections. the coroner's jury ruled that the death of anthony banta was an accident. zwrors said he was -- jurors said he was shot several times by walnut creek creek police after waving a knife and coming at officers during a disturbance at his apartment complex. the family said he was killed when a police officer panicked and started shooting. a third person has died in a gang-related shooting early yesterday morning outside of a taco choice restaurant. police say a group of men started to fight in the restaurant, then things escalated in the parking lot when someone started shooting. the 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting. >> it will soon be illegal for people to live in their cars in

palo alto. last night, the city council approved that ban. the city says the ban will be enforced on a client-only basis and police officers will work with violaters trying to connect them to social services. the fines could be as much as a thousand dollars. violaters could face six months in jail. in san francisco, a new law that bans sleeping in campers overnight in certain neighborhoods, well, it seems to be working. the ban took effect three months ago in areas like the dog patch neighborhood where there had been a lot of complaints. the vans parking on designated streets from midnight to 6:00 a.m. and according to the chronicle, campers, pickup trucks and rvs are now gone from many of those areas. >> all right. 8:38 is the time. want to check in with sal. still slow at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's improving a little bit. the problems we had have been cleared. still slow there. it's slow beyond the macarthur maze. it will take you the better

part of an hour to get upon the bridge and through it or across it. interstate 880 ising go to be slow this morning northbound from the coliseum area all the way up to about 23rd. and the nimitz -- i'm sorry, the east shore freeway is slow from richmond down too berkeley because of the problems at the bay bridge. let's go to steve. the bay bridge just tweeted. ive saw that. that's good. >> we have -- a big fog bank. usually you go -- i caught a big fish this big -- i caught a fish this big. no. the fog bank is big. sierra nevada, tahoe, maybe some afternoon thunderstorms could pop up. they are getting closer. for us, the trend line is to bring the temperatures down. even well inland. they are coming down. here we are, barely a 60. everyone else is in the 50s.

all of that gray sky out there. also a pretty robust westerly breeze. that will pick up later as well. low clouds, fog, breezy. it will be warm if you are well inland. some of these locations have been coming down the last couple of days. it's very cool for some. with 60s. i really think they continue to come down inland. how much cooler can you get? i don't think that will change too much. but the inland temperatures should bottom out around thursday. this does look warmer toward the end of the week and weekend. happening now -- firefighters in southern california battling a growing wildfire threatening homes near lake elsinore and riverside county. this one started yesterday morning. 1500 acres are burned. residents in the area are under mandatory evacuation orders. 20 minutes before 9:00. heart surgery for former

president george w. bush. the procedure performed on the former president this morning and how he's doing right now. this is something that we believe is really important for the future of our country and for us to do what's right. >> the political issue that facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg says he's passionate about. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where a fire is sill burning at a storage facility. we'll tell you what the firefighters are up against when "mornings on 2" continues. ♪

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ibm is leading the dow down on word the workers would be required to take time off. the dow is down 98. it was down over 140 before. nasdaq down 29. s&p down 10. washington post stock is up 4% after word amazon's founder bought its namesake newspaper. we're following breaking news about former president george w. bush. ktvu's pam cook is in the newsroom to tell us what is happening. >> reporter: good morning. former president george w. bush

is in the hospital in dallas recovering from heart surgery. he underwent surgery this morning after doctors discovered a blocked artery. doctors inserted a stint which is a mesh piece used to prop open arteries typically clogged by cholesterol. the blocked artery was discovered during his routine physical yesterday. in a statement this morning, a spokesman said the former president is feeling good and is encouraging everyone to get their regular checkups. the former president has no previous history of heart problems and is expected to be released from the hospital tomorrow. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. a statewide amber alert has been issued for two children believed to be abducted from san diego county. they are identified as hanna anderson and ethan anderson. police say lee dimaggio.

he's suspected of setting the home on fire and killing the children's mother and an unidentified child. firefighters ran into several challenges including poison oak at a cemetery and a hard time getting to water. three acres burned. no buildings were threatened. and breaking news from san jose, we have an update. this fast-moving fire at a storage facility is under investigation. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us now with the very latest from that scene. so what's the latest, janine? >> reporter: well, it is still not officially under control we're at 101 and 280 at this public storage facility on felipe avenue. the fire is still smoldering. it's contained but not officially under control. it's been burning for the past

two and a half hours. i'm joined by captain elcourt by the san jose fire department. what's the challenge in getting this officially under control? >> good morning. the challenge is, it's a concrete building. and it's burned so hot that the damage to the walls and the roof above the unit makes it difficult for us to access, actually completely put out the fire. we do have it under control, in the fact that it's contained and not spreading. it's still smoldering. we're still using water to finally extinguish it. >> really the challenge is -- i know so far, four units are damaged and burned. it's not the actual building burning. >> it's a concrete building. concrete doesn't burn as much as it gets damaged by fire. there are two downstairs unit and two upstairs unit.

it's the material still smolder. do we very any idea what may have -- do we have any idea what may have caused this? there was a car in one of them that looks like it didn't get any damage. but do we know what caused it? >> no, that's still under investigation. the origin is behind us. what cussed is still under investigation. what's in your own storage unit is your own personal property. we don't neap what's in there. we have to investigate and dig through the rubble. >> reporter: any time line when this will be deemed officially under control and you will start to haul all of the materials out of the building? >> we hope soon. we've been here for a couple of hours. probably another hour, hour and a half. >> reporter: thank you so much. you heard him, they will stay

here on scene because -- it's still burning, smoldering inside there, they are gonna have to take out everything inside the storessage units and begin the investigation into how this started. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 8:48. happening today -- criminal charges are expected to be filed against a man accused of using his car to mow down people on the venice beach boardwalk and killing a woman from italy who was on her honeymoon. the driver, nathan campbell, turned himself into police after that crash. he was arrested on suspicion of murder. the woman from italy was killed. her husband as you can imagine is devastated. >> i want to come back in italy with her. >> 16 other people were hurt. police are still investigating the circumstances of this

deadly hit and run. court records show campbell has prior arrests in colorado and florida for tres pages and reckless driving and has a history of drug and alcohol abuse. jetblue airways is trying to attract more business travelers. it's adding a first-class section to the flights between new york and san francisco or los angeles. jetblue will install 16 live flat seats for those coast-to- coast flights. business class travelers can pay as much as $4,000 round trip. until now, jetblue has only offered coach seats. the new service is scheduled to start next spring. flight car plans to expand into san francisco. flight car started by offering travelers using sfo a place to park their cars for free. in exchange, flight car rents out the cars and the owners get between $10 and $20 a day. now it will launch flight car w

owners will earn between $150 and $400 a month. a new study shows the average age for cars and trucks on u.s. roads is the highest it's been in almost 20 years. there are 247 million vehicles registered in this country this year. the average age is 11 years, five months. that's up three months from last year. analysts say cars are lasting longer than they used to. americans are less likely to buy a new car than they were before the recession. 8:51. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg speaking out in favor of complea hencive immigration reform. >> please welcome mark zuckerberg. >> he appeared at a screening of a movie based on the real life experience of an illegal immigrant in the u.s.

>> these are issues that don't use touch our part of the industry but really touch the whole country and touch what is right for us to do as people. >> they want to mike shaur this was not -- to make sure that wasn't going to be just about engineers and only about silicon valley. >> zucker brerg created -- zuckerberg created this to push for immigration comprehensive plan. a study estimates construction of a 35-mile long tunnel under the delta would result in $83 billion and new economic activity in california and create 177,000 jobs over the 50-year life of the project. now, critics say the study is propaganda from the governor's office. those opposed include

environmentalists and fishing groups. there's a recall of some ginger candy that's contaminated with high levels of lead. the candy is imported from vietnam from a trading company based in san jose. it sold in a 12-ounce round plastic container that has a white label and red writing on it. state workers say the candy should be thrown away. the university of california will soon be giving something away. what you will soon be able to get online for free. >> reporter: good morning. bay bridge traffic on the span itself is actually improving. we're still kind of wading through some slow traffic at the toll plaza. we'll tell you more coming up. ♪ all right, let's go

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the park. the winner gets round-trip airfare and two nights hotel accommodations. to enter go to ktvu.com. go to midnight and put in the secret word adventures. >> i was there a few months ago. you are on the rides. you hold on for dear life. let's check in with sal and hopefully commuters are having a smooth ride. >> it's better than it was yesterday. that's not saying a lot when it comes to the bay bridge. we had a couple of stalled vehicles on the span. a truck was stalled up there for a long time. traffic is backed up for at least a 35-minute wait before you make it on the span. that means you have to give yourself extra time. not like yesterday when it was that bad all day. westbound 80 still slow out of richmond all the way down to the bay bridge toll plaza, macarthur maze. this morning we're looking at 237. we're getting slow traffic here as well crossing 880 and heading to 101. 8:57. let's go to steve. >> we have a lot of low clouds and fog in place.

temperatures continue to be on the cool side, especially away from the coast. they continue to come down. looks like thursday will be the coolest day and then a little warmer inland as we go to the weekend, you too. >> tori doesn't want it to stay cool forever. >> yeah, but i would rather have this than hot. >> one extreme or the other. >> exactly. that's our report. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the threat of a.c. transit striking tomorrow. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. thank you for joining us.

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